Man City just won a devastating 6-1 victory over Bournemouth to temporarily rise to the top of the Premier League rankings. Among them, Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva, and Phil Foden had great performances.

After the match, Guardiola said that Silva is an extraordinary player, and compared his second goal against Bournemouth to the goal that Lionel Messi often scores.

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The 52-year-old strategist said: “The goal reminded me of Leo Messi. I saw many times Leo in that position and he did this same chip. He’s an extraordinary player…”

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Silva played extremely well against Man United to receive praise from Gary Neville. He continued that impressive form with another great performance, helping Man City destroy Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium.

According to statistics from WhoScored, Silva made 3 passes, scored 2 goals, achieving a pass success rate of 92.7% against The Cherries. Going further, the Portuguese midfielder now has 3 goals and 2 assists after 8 appearances in the Premier League this season.